The Big Day Has Arrived!

It’s Sunday evening…now about 6:00pm. The sun is still in the sky and there’s just enough light to finish packing the car.

But right now we have decided to take a break and have a cup of coffee to calm our nerves – well at least try to! I’m not sure at all why this has become so hard for me. But as I sit here I have this confusing very over whelming feeling. Its not dread or fear – maybe its just because everything right now is so much “Up in the Air”. Trying to control the future is not easy work! ♥

We are planning on an early evening tonight. Once we have most of the car packed we’ll eat a little dinner then head off to bed. Our plan is to leave the house around 6:00am. We are driving first to my cousin Colette’s house in Lawrence, KS – this should be about a 9 to 10 hour drive. Tuesday and Wednesday will be lazy days visiting with the Carsons. One important thing that we want to do on Wednesday is to pay a visit to The Kansas Shoe Tree (See You Tube – The Kansas Shoe Tree) and nail a shoe up. http://youtu.be/eel86-JNhRk

If you do watch the video you’ll find out that the Shoe Tree is a perfect place to visit for anyone beginning a new Journey !

Today marks the physical beginning of a Journey that we have been aspiring to for more than 14 years. We have made other Journeys in our time together – the first was to Colorado – then to Europe – – even LeftHanded Moon was a Journey. Now we have set our sites on going back to school in Albuquerque. We are now beginning a new chapter of our lives – the time has come and we are up to the challenge (even though right now I’m feeling a little weird.)

I wanted to share two of my very favorite pictures – both taken in Colorado while we lived in Cripple Creek. Lisa Rob and I are standing in front of the massive backdrop of Pikes Peak and Rob, David , Jamie and I are sitting on the hood of our truck (Blueford) just after white water rafting. How wonderful….